Black Fantasy: Wukong’s delay on Xbox is because of an exclusivity take care of Sony, a educated supply has instructed IGN, corroborating reporting on Forbes in addition to what IGN has heard elsewhere.
The supply denied that Black Fantasy: Wukong’s delay is because of a reminiscence leak problem, which was circulated by Spanish leaker eXtas1s after what they stated was a dialog with Xbox builders at Gamescom. Due to that, they claimed, Black Fantasy: Wukong had not been in a position to move bug detection exams and was thus delayed indefinitely.
Nevertheless, IGN understands that no tech problem that may delay Black Fantasy: Wukong has been reported to Xbox. Relatively, the Xbox delay is the results of an exclusivity deal neither Sport Science nor Sony have publicized, the supply stated. The supply described the rumors of tech points on Xbox as “inaccurate.”
IGN has reached out to each Sport Science and Sony for touch upon these stories.
The brand new data follows a sequence of complicated rumors and contradictary assertion stretching again to June. Observers first famous the delay when Xbox Sequence X|S vanished from the Black Fantasy: Wukong trailer proven throughout Summer time Sport Fest. In its FAQ, Sport Science stated that it was nonetheless optimizing the Xbox model.
“We’re presently optimizing the Xbox Sequence X|S model to satisfy our high quality requirements, so it will not launch concurrently with the opposite platforms. We apologize for the delay and purpose to reduce the watch for Xbox customers. We are going to announce the discharge date as quickly because it meets our high quality requirements,” Sport Science’s FAQ learn.
Microsoft launched its personal assertion on June 21, saying, “We’re excited for the launch of Black Fantasy Wukong on Xbox Sequence X|S and are working with Sport Science to carry the sport to our platforms. We won’t touch upon the offers made by our companions with different platform holders, however we stay targeted on making Xbox the perfect platform for avid gamers, and nice video games are on the middle of that.”
Black Fantasy: Wukong is a technical monster
The rumors of a tech problem have been fueled partially by Baldur’s Gate 3’s Xbox saga in 2023, which noticed the Xbox model delayed till December resulting from difficulties optimizing for Xbox Sequence S. Larian was ultimately pressured to take away split-screen co-op from the Xbox Sequence S model with a view to get Baldur’s Gate 3 to Microsoft’s platform.
The rumors got additional credence by the truth that Black Fantasy: Wukong is a technical monster, with our overview noting that its constancy was sufficient to even make a top-end rig with an RTX 4090 sweat. Sport Science has apologized for any tech issues gamers encountered, and immediately launched a 1.6 GB patch with varied fixes and changes.
A technique or one other, Black Fantasy: Wukong is doing simply nice, pushing Steam to an unimaginable 37 million concurrent gamers for the primary time earlier this week. It additionally managed to promote greater than 10 million copies within the span of three days after launch.
It is presently unclear when the Xbox model of Black Fantasy: Wukong will ultimately be launched. For extra, try our Black Fantasy: Wukong walkthrough, in addition to our boss guides, and extra.
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